Uzbekistan has agreed to establish a joint committee to work on the extension of economic cooperation between the two nations, added the statement.

In his meeting with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, President Ghani discussed economic projects between the two neighboring countries and said Afghanistan was ready to implement the CASA-1000 project.

Rahmon said his country was interested to work with Kabul in all sector including energy.

He added that Dushanbe was willing to cooperate with Afghanistan in transit affairs, such as Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan-Sher Khan Port and China-Iran railways.

Iran’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also agreed on establishing a joint committee to work with Kabul on strengthening various kinds of cooperation.